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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: French
Brief biographical sketch of sculptor Daniel Chester French.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Willem De Kooning
Brief essay about the artistic interests of Dutch-born American art legend Willem de Kooning.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Adolph Gottlieb
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American artist Adolph Gottlieb.
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National Portrait Gallery: Thomas Paine: The Radical Founding Father
Learn about Thomas Paine through text that accompanies selections from an exhibition of portraits of Paine and artifacts from his writings
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National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: Edna St. Vincent Millay
Listen to the comments of Wendy Wick Reaves, curator at the National Portrait Gallery, as she discusses the art of William Zorach in the portrait he did of Edna St. Vincent Millay.
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National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: Robert F. Kennedy
Wendy Wick Reaves, a curator at the National Portrait Gallery, makes observations about the portrait of Robert Kennedy by Roy Lichtenstein.
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National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: Beauford Delaney by Georgia O'keeffe
Fascinating observations of Georgia O'Keeffe's portrait of Beauford Delaney. Listen to Wendy Wick Reaves, a curator at the National Portrait Gallery, explain O'Keeffe's use of pastels.
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National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: Stuart Davis
Wendy Wick Reaves,a curator at the National Portrait Gallery, discusses the pencil drawing by Stuart Davis and explains how he achieves the look of his self-portrait.
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National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: Ornette Coleman
A brief audio discussion of Elaine de Kooning's charcoal drawing of saxophonist, Ornette Coleman. Interesting comments by Wendy Wicks Reaves, curator at the National Portrait Gallery.
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National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: Truman Capote
An interesting appraisal of Don Bachardy's portrait of Truman Capote. Listen to Carol Wick Reaves, curator of the National Portrait Gallery, discusses how this drawing is done in the accompanying audiofile.
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National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: James Baldwin
This audio file from Wendy Wick Reaves, curator of the National Portrait Gallery, discusses the portrait of James Baldwin drawn by Beauford Delaney.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Sandra Day O'connor
A brief biography of the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor.
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National Portrait Gallery: Face to Face Blog
A blog written by a National Portrait Gallery team highlighting stories of American people, art, and history.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Dorothea Dix
Contains a portrait and brief biography of Dorothea Dix.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Read about the impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. Included is an engraving of her done in 1855.
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National Portrait Gallery: The Amistad Case:
Pictures and text from the Smithsonian Institute about the 1839 slave rebellion on the slave ship, The Amistad and the ensuing trial of the 36 Africans involved in the rebellion.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Rachel Carson
See this bust of Rachel Carson, leader of the environmental movement in the 1960s and read a brief description of the impact of her book, "Silent Spring."
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Marisol
Read a brief discussion of Marisol's art and the influences on her creativity.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Margaret Sanger
Read a short account of Margaret Sanger's crusade to promote birth control. Included is a bronze bust sculpted by Joy Buba.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Leontyne Price
Leontyne Price broke racial barriers with the power of her voice. See a portrait of her and read a brief account of her performances that changed the operatic world.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Patricia R. Nixon
A portrait of Patricia Nixon and a discussion of her role as political wife.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Marilyn Monroe
See a photograph of Marilyn Monroe, taken by chance by a Navy medic, and read about how he had the opportunity to snap that picture.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Edna St. Vincent Millay
A brief look at American poet, Edna St. Vincent Millay, along with a portrait of her painted by Charles Ellis.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Read about how Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney supported young artists with her wealth. You can also see a bronze bust of her sculpted by Jo Davidson.